Network Infrastructure Architect – (Hands-On | Automation | IaC)

Network Infrastructure Architect – (Hands-On | Automation | IaC)

Location: Charlotte, NC

Salary: $180,000 – $220,000

A major financial services organization is hiring hands-on Network Infrastructure Architects to design and evolve large-scale enterprise network platforms.

This role is ideal for senior network engineers who have grown into architecture but still enjoy working directly with network infrastructure, automation, and troubleshooting complex production environments.

Architects on this team help drive network automation, infrastructure-as-code pipelines, and telemetry systems while continuing to participate in design, implementation, and major incident troubleshooting.

What You Will Do

● Design and evolve large-scale enterprise network platforms

● Participate in network change implementation, upgrades, and operational improvements

● Troubleshoot complex production networking issues using CLI tools and diagnostics

● Collaborate with engineering teams on network architecture, automation, and platform reliability

● Contribute to network automation, infrastructure-as-code pipelines, and operational tooling

● Help implement telemetry and monitoring systems to improve network visibility and reliability

● Serve as a technical escalation point during major infrastructure incidents

● Share expertise and help engineers adopt automation and modern infrastructure practices

Technical Domains

These roles support several core network infrastructure domains. Each architect will typically focus on one primary area:

● Data Center Networking – Cisco ACI fabrics, leaf-spine architectures, EVPN/VXLAN, and integration with virtualization and hybrid cloud platforms

● Network Security – Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewall platforms, segmentation strategies, and enterprise traffic inspection architectures

● Application Delivery – F5 load balancing platforms supporting L4/L7 traffic management, SSL offload, resiliency, and application availability

● Core Network Services (DDI) – Enterprise DNS, DHCP, and IPAM platforms such as BlueCat DNS, along with Akamai GTM for global traffic management and application failover

● Campus Networking & Identity – Cisco Catalyst switching, Cisco ISE network access control, and Aruba wireless infrastructure supporting identity-based access and secure campus connectivity

Technology Environment

Strong experience with several of the following technologies is highly valued:

Network Platforms

● Cisco, Juniper, or Arista switching and routing platforms

● Palo Alto or similar enterprise firewall platforms

● Data center networking and switching architectures

● Enterprise WAN connectivity and telecom circuits

Networking Technologies

● BGP, OSPF, MPLS, and enterprise routing architectures

● DNS, traffic management, and core network services

● Application delivery and load balancing platforms (F5, Citrix, etc.)

Automation & Infrastructure-as-Code

● Python or similar scripting languages

● Ansible, Terraform, or similar automation frameworks

● API-driven infrastructure automation

● CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure changes

Monitoring & Observability

● Infrastructure monitoring and telemetry platforms

● Network performance monitoring and diagnostics tools

● Logging and observability systems

Qualifications

● 8+ years working with enterprise network infrastructure

● Strong hands-on engineering experience with network platforms

● Experience designing and implementing large-scale enterprise networks

● Exposure to network automation or infrastructure-as-code

● Ability to troubleshoot complex production networking issues

● Experience supporting major incidents or critical infrastructure environments

● Architecture or technical leadership experience within infrastructure teams

Why This Role Is Unique

This team is responsible for modernizing how network infrastructure is built and operated, introducing automation, telemetry, and scalable engineering practices across one of the most complex enterprise environments in financial services.

Architects in this group are expected to both design and build, working closely with engineering teams to improve reliability, automation, and operational efficiency across the network platform.